00:00A giant elephant stands in the grass. Then a tiny bird lands on it. No panic. No noise,
00:05just a careful start. The oxpecker moves along the skin, first the shoulder, then the neck,
00:11then the side of the head. It pauses, checks a crease. Finds a tick, pulls it free,
00:16and swallows it right away. The elephant barely reacts. The bird keeps going, around the ear,
00:21along the back, into every hidden fold the elephant cannot reach. Search, peck, move on,
00:27search again. What looks calm from far away is actually a full inspection up close.
00:32A small bird, a huge body, and one very determined tick hunt.
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